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Fri d ay • Nov. 1, 2013
Sun & Moon
Weather
Sunset: 6:39 pm; Sunrise: 7:30 am (Saturday) Moonrise: 6:30 am (Saturday); 3% illuminated Low tides: 1:05 pm / 1:22 am (Saturday) High tides: 7:13 pm / 7:49 am (Saturday)
Today: Partly cloudy, windy, 10% rain chance, high 86; winds SSE, 12 mph; 68% humidity Tonight: Partly cloudy, 10% rain, low 73 Tomorrow AM: Sunny, 10% chance of rain
Upcoming Events Today Registration closes for National Marine Suppliers party Saturday. RSVP at nationalmarine.com/party2013.
Today, 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. YachtInfo seminars aboard M/V Pacific Provider near Las Olas.
Today, 5:30-7:30 p.m. USSA Cocktail Party, featuring regional culinary treats from around the country. At USSA Pavilion.
Today, 7:30 p.m.-12 a.m. Lurssen hosts its annual bash at Birch State Park. Invitation only.
Tomorrow, 3:05-5 p.m. USSA Pavilion hosts “Cafecito 305.” Have a sweet treat and a cup of joe.
Tomorrow, 5-7 p.m. German Pavillion hosts a happy hour.
Tomorrow, 7 p.m. - 1 a.m. National Marine Suppliers party. Yachts and yachts of pink theme for breast cancer awareness.
HOLY YACHT CREW BATMAN: Crew on M/Y Ohana dressed the part for opening day at the show yesterday, which was also Halloween. See more, pages 4-5. PHOTO/TOM SERIO
A busier, bigger and better show Staff Report Opening day of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show was a story of more, more, more – more space, more boats, more exhibitors, and potentially, more business. According to Skip Zimbalist, owner of Show Management, the company that produces the show, this is the largest Ft. Lauderdale show ever, now stretching to more than 3 million square feet. The show also expanded farther north into Las Olas Marina and the Sailfish Pavilion at the convention center is 70,000 square feet larger. There are more exhibitors, and in terms of revenue, this will be the largest show ever, he said.
The docks were busy, too. Give the nice weather a nod for contributing to that, but captains and crew confirmed that they welcomed lots of visitors as well. Some were too busy giving tours to even break for our Best Dressed crew photos (see the ones we could capture on pages 4-5). Vendors were positive about the crowd on the docks and several companies that had been absent in recent years have returned. Smiles were plentiful and everyone seemed upbeat. Perhaps it was just traditional opening-day optimism. But perhaps it was much more. Lucy Chabot Reed , Tom Serio and Mike Price contributed to this report, editorial@the-triton.com.
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